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Dylan James Dunlap, 19, of Northville is charged with torture, assault with intent to do great bodily harm, child abuse-first degree, and assault or assault and battery. / Wayne County Sheriff

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A second person has been charged in the torture case involving a toddler in Northville Township this week.

Olivia S. Kwiatkowski, 18, who is the 23-month-old boy’s aunt, was arraigned today in 35th District Court in Plymouth on a misdemeanor charge of failure to report child abuse. Judge Ronald Lowe set bail at $300. Kwiatkowski and her boyfriend, 19-year-old Dylan Dunlap, the man accused of torturing the child, are to appear in court May 17.

Kwiatkowski and Dunlap were watching the child in their apartment in the 19400 block of Northridge between 7 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. Monday, according to Northville Township Public Safety Director John Werth.

Authorities have said the injuries happened when Kwiatkowski, who could face up to 93 days in jail if convicted, left to go to the store. Werth said she failed to report the injuries when she saw them.

Dunlap, who is at the Wayne County Jail in lieu of $1-million bail, is accused of burning the boy’s chest, wrist and hand with a lighter and hitting the boy on the head, chest and legs. His charges include torture, first-degree child abuse and assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder. He could face life in prison if convicted of the most serious charges.

It’s unclear where the child’s mother was while the boy was being watched. She lives in the same apartment complex north of 7 Mile. “We’re investigating all people responsible,” Werth said when asked whether others could be charged in the case.